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1 .. Pre-2021 Tour Championship Leaders Following an exciting six-hole playoff win at the BMW Championship, Patrick Cantlay (#1 - 4,302 pts) leads in the "X Chase" standings, followed by Tony Finau (#2 - 3,564), Bryson DeChambeau (#3 - 3,189), Jon Rahm (#4 - 3,063) and Cameron Smith (# 5 - 2,821). The difference between #1 Cantlay and # 30 Patrick Reed (1,381) is 2,921 points. The full Top 30 Fed Ex Cup leaderboard going into the 2021 Tour Championship ..... |
-- Normal Reset -- Normal Reset
Rank Player Pts Score Rank Player Pts Score
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1 Patrick Cantlay 4,302 -10 16 Rory McIlroy 1,878 -2
2 Tony Finau 3,564 -8 17 Xander Schauffele 1,854 -2
3 Bryson DeChambeau 3,189 -7 18 Jason Kokrak 1,847 -2
4 Jon Rahm 3,063 -6 19 Kevin Na 1,816 -2
5 Cameron Smith 2,821 -5 20 Brooks Koepka 1,793 -2
6 Justin Thomas 2,371 -4 21 Corey Conners 1,684 -1
7 Harris English 2,248 -4 22 Hideki Matsuyama 1,681 -1
8 Abraham Ancer 2,241 -4 23 Stewart Cink 1,656 -1
9 Jordan Spieth 2,232 -4 24 Joaquin Niemann 1,629 -1
10 Sam Burns 2,214 -4 25 Scottie Scheffler 1,608 -1
11 Collin Morikawa 2,188 -3 26 Daniel Berger 1,594 Par
12 Sungjae Im 2,141 -3 27 Eric van Rooyen 1,448 Par
13 Viktor Hovland 1,951 -3 28 Sergio Garcia 1,400 Par
14 Louis Oosthuizen 1,935 -3 29 Billy Horschel 1,397 Par
15 Dustin Johnson 1,890 -3 30 Patrick Reed 1,381 Par
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2 .. Pre-2021 Tour Championship: Actual and Alternative Fed Ex Cup Points Because of the reset scoring format being used, there will be no points distribution at the 2021 Tour Championship. Shown below are the reset scores assigned to each of the 30 positions. |
1.. -10 6.. -4 11.. -3 16.. -2 21.. -1 26.. Par
2.. -8 7.. -4 12.. -3 17.. -2 22.. -1 27.. Par
3.. -7 8.. -4 13.. -3 18.. -2 23.. -1 28.. Par
4.. -6 9.. -4 14.. -3 19.. -2 24.. -1 29.. Par
5.. -5 10.. -4 15.. -3 20.. -2 25.. -1 30.. Par
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Now, we will assume that, in our "alternative" scenario, the non-reset points-to-date are being used instead of the pre-tournament reset scores. On this basis, a calculated total of 30,000 Tour Championship points are approved and announced on the Monday before the start of the tournament. The complete 30-place distribution is as follows .... |
1.. 5,000 6.. 1,200 11.. 780 16.. 680 21.. 590 26.. 540
2.. 2,750 7.. 1,050 12.. 760 17.. 660 22.. 580 27.. 530
3.. 2,100 8.. 900 13.. 740 18.. 640 23.. 570 28.. 520
4.. 1,600 9.. 850 14.. 720 19.. 620 24.. 560 29.. 510
5.. 1,400 10.. 800 15.. 700 20.. 600 25.. 550 30.. 500
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»» Players #1 thru #12 ........ JUST WIN, BABY! »» Players #13 thru #20 Combination of winning Tour Championship (5,000 pts) -AND- Patrick Cantlay finishing no better than a two-way tie for 2nd (2,425 pts) »» Players #21 thru #26 Combination of winning Tour Championship (5,000 pts) -AND- Patrick Cantlay finishing no better than a three-way tie for 2nd (2,150 pts) or no betther than solo 3rd (2,100 pts) »» Players #27 thru #30 Combination of winning Tour Championship (5,000 pts) -AND- Patrick Cantlay finishing no better than a two-way tie for 3rd (1,850 pts) # 27 Eric van Rooyen (1,448 pts) could also claim the Fed Ex Cup by winning the Tour Championship (5,000 pts), while Patrick Cantlay (4,302 pts) finishes no better than solo 3rd (2,100 pts). |
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3 .. The 2021 Tour Championship .... Part 1 - Actual results NOTE ..... This section shows the actual final results using the pre-tournament reset scores. Thanks to the reset score format, it was a tense battle between Patrick Cantlay and Jon Rahm all the way to the last green. Cantlay survived a near-disasterous bogey on the 17th hole to keep his lead, then hit two great shots into the 18th green, setting up a two-putt birdie that sealed the victory. The 2021 Fed Ex Championship, again thanks to the reset score format, belonged to Cantlay. Rahm finished solo 2nd, while Kevin Na was solo 3rd, and Justin Thomas was solo 4th. Tony Finau, who had been the pre-tourney 2nd place reset score leader (-8 vs Cantlay's -10), could not do better than even par within the tournament itself. Meanwhile, Daniel Berger, even par pre-tourney, was 8-under-par for the tourney itself, finishing tied for 11th with Finau and Jason Kokrak. Brooks Koepka incurred an injury during the 3rd round and had to withdraw from the tournament. As a result, he finished 30th in the final "actual" Fed Ex Cup standings. That's the "Actual" story. But if you check out the in-tournament-only 72-holes scores, you'll quickly discover that the "Alternative" story is very, very different. To be specific, there is -NO- "Alternative" Tour Champion winner, and -NO- "Alternative" Fed Ex Champion -- What in the Fork, Knife and Spoon ?? See the next section for the most amazing, most thrilling non-conclusion of the 2021 "X Chase". |
-- -- Scores for 72 holes Under-Even-Over Par
Player Finish including non-reset Final Original Fed Ex Cup
-- -- under-even-over par Combined Reset Bonus Money
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Patrick Cantlay WINNER 67, 66, 67, 69 = 269/-11 -21 -10 $15,000,000
Jon Rahm 2nd 65, 65, 68, 68 = 266/-14 -20 -6 $ 5,000,000
Kevin Na 3rd 66, 67, 66, 67 = 266/-14 -16 -2 $ 4,000,000
Justin Thomas 4th 67, 67, 70, 65 = 269/-11 -15 -4 $ 3,000,000
Xander Schauffele T-5 68, 69, 67, 64 = 268/-12 -14 -2 $ 2,200,000
Viktor Hovland T-5 66, 68, 70, 65 = 269/-11 -14 -3 $ 2,200,000
Bryson DeChambeau 7th 69, 67, 72, 66 = 274/-6 -13 -7 $ 1,300,000
Dustin Johnson 8th 68, 69, 68, 67 = 272/-8 -11 -3 $ 1,100,000
Abraham Ancer T-9 69, 70, 65, 70 = 274/-6 -10 -4 $ 890,000
Billy Horschel T-9 65, 67, 68, 70 = 270/-10 -10 Par $ 890,000
Daniel Berger T-11 72, 69, 67, 64 = 272/-8 -8 Par $ 705,000
Tony Finau T-11 72, 67, 73, 68 = 280/ E -8 -8 $ 705,000
Jason Kokrak T-11 67, 68, 72, 67 = 274/-6 -8 -2 $ 705,000
Rory McIlroy T-14 68, 66, 74, 67 = 275/-5 -7 -2 $ 583,750
Sergio Garcia T-14 68, 70, 66, 69 = 273/-7 -7 Par $ 583,750
Cameron Smith T-14 68, 68, 73, 69 = 278/-2 -7 -5 $ 583,750
Louis Oosthuizen T-14 68, 67, 71, 70 = 276/-4 -7 -3 $ 583,750
Harris English T-18 66, 69, 75, 68 = 278/-2 -6 -4 $ 527,500
Sam Burns T-18 71, 70, 69, 68 = 278/-2 -6 -4 $ 527,500
Sungae Im T-20 71, 70, 70, 68 = 279/-1 -4 -3 $ 497,500
Jordan Spieth T-20 69, 67, 70, 74 = 280/ E -4 -4 $ 497,500
Eric van Rooyen T-22 69, 73, 68, 67 = 277/-3 -3 Par $ 466,666+
Corey Conners T-22 67, 72, 70, 69 = 278/-2 -3 -1 $ 466,666+
Scottie Scheffler T-22 67, 72, 68, 72 = 278/-2 -3 -1 $ 466,666+
Patrick Reed 25th 72, 69, 66, 71 = 278/-2 -2 Par $ 445,000
Hideki Matsuyama T-26 77, 65, 69, 70 = 281/+1 Par -1 $ 425,000
Stewart Cink T-26 72, 68, 71, 70 = 281/+1 Par -1 $ 425,000
Collin Morikawa T-26 70, 73, 68, 72 = 283/+3 Par -3 $ 425,000
Joaquin Niemann 29th 72, 71, 70, 72 = 285/+5 +4 -1 $ 405,000
Brooks Koepka W/D 67, 71, xx, xx = 138/-2 --- -2 $ 395,000
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4 .. The 2021 Tour Championship .... Part 2 - Alternative results In "alternative" mode, with -NO- reset scores used, "actual" mode winner Patrick Cantlay finishes with an in-tournament score of 269 (11-under-par), three strokes behind Jon Rahm and Kevin Na, who are tied for first place with in-tournament scores of (14-under-par) each. Naturally, one would assume that a playoff between Rahm and Na for the "Alternative" Tour Championship and FedX Cup titles would occur. But Hold On! Don't bother staying tuned to NBC, and don't bother switching over to the Golf Channel. Thanks to the "actual" way the 2021 Tour Championship ended, the "alternative" playoff can't happen -- Ever !!! As a result of this wonderful turn of events, a few of the final "alternative" 2021 Fed Ex Cup placings are in limbo, while others are in proper order. We can only speculate as to the final "alternative" outcomes based on either Kevin Na or Jon Rahm winning a sudden-death playoff. This is done in the next section below. PURSE: $ 9,500,000 1st Prize: $ 1,710,000 No-Cut Field of 30 29 of 30 finishers This section shows final tournament results using an alternative points method, instead of the actual reset scores format. It is also assumed that the tournament itself offers a regular official purse, separate from actual Fed Ex Cup bonus money. NOTE ... 1st Place: $ 1,710,000 // 5,000 points 2nd Place: $ 1,026,000 // 2,750 points |
Player Finish Scores Alternative Tournament
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Jon Rahm Tie-1st 65, 65, 68, 68 = 266/-14 ?,??? ???
Kevin Na Tie-1st 66, 67, 66, 67 = 266/-14 ?,??? ???
Xander Schauffele 3rd 68, 69, 67, 64 = 268/-12 2,100 $ 655,500
Patrick Cantlay T-4 67, 66, 67, 69 = 269/-11 1,400 $ 278,666 +
Justin Thomas T-4 67, 67, 70, 65 = 269/-11 1,400 $ 278,666 +
Viktor Hovland T-4 66, 68, 70, 65 = 269/-11 1,400 $ 278,666 +
Billy Horschel 7th 65, 67, 68, 70 = 270/-10 1,050 $ 323,000
Dustin Johnson T-8 68, 69, 68, 67 = 272/-8 875 $ 294,500
Daniel Berger T-8 72, 69, 67, 64 = 272/-8 875 $ 294,500
Sergio Garcia 10th 68, 70, 66, 69 = 273/-7 800 $ 269,800
Bryson DeChambeau T-11 69, 67, 72, 66 = 274/-6 760 $ 243,833 +
Abraham Ancer T-11 69, 70, 65, 70 = 274/-6 760 $ 243,833 +
Jason Kokrak T-11 67, 68, 72, 67 = 274/-6 760 $ 243,833 +
Rory McIlroy 14th 68, 66, 74, 67 = 275/-5 720 $ 220,400
Louis Oosthuizen 15th 68, 67, 71, 70 = 276/-4 700 $ 209,000
Eric van Rooyen 16th 69, 73, 68, 67 = 277/-3 680 $ 201,400
Cameron Smith T-17 68, 68, 73, 69 = 278/-2 615 $ 184,300
Harris English T-17 66, 69, 75, 68 = 278/-2 615 $ 184,300
Sam Burns T-17 71, 70, 69, 68 = 278/-2 615 $ 184,300
Corey Conners T-17 67, 72, 70, 69 = 278/-2 615 $ 184,300
Scottie Scheffler T-17 67, 72, 68, 72 = 278/-2 615 $ 184,300
Patrick Reed T-17 72, 69, 66, 71 = 278/-2 615 $ 184,300
Sungae Im 23rd 71, 70, 70, 68 = 279/-1 570 $ 171,000
Tony Finau T-24 72, 67, 73, 68 = 280/ E 555 $ 165,300
Jordan Spieth T-24 69, 67, 70, 74 = 280/ E 555 $ 165,300
Hideki Matsuyama T-26 77, 65, 69, 70 = 281/+1 535 $ 158,650
Stewart Cink T-26 72, 68, 71, 70 = 281/+1 535 $ 158,650
Collin Morikawa 28th 70, 73, 68, 72 = 283/+3 520 $ 155,800
Joaquin Niemann 29th 72, 71, 70, 72 = 285/+5 510 $ 153,900
Brooks Koepka WD 67, 71, xx, xx = 138/-2 None $ ---,----
NOTE: Brooks Koepka withdrew due to injury during the third round. As a result,
he would not receive any official "alternative" points, but would receive
$152,000 of "alternative" unofficial 30th place tournament money.
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5 .. Final 2021 Fed Ex Cup Top 30 Standings .... Actual and Alternative |
** = Each player's score in the actual results is the combination of the pre-tournament
under-even-over par reset score and the player's in-tournament 72-hole under-even-over
par total.
** = Alternative
Scenarios ---- (A) .. Jon Rahm playoff win (B) .. Kevin Na playoff win
ACTUAL 2021 RESULTS ALTERNATIVE 2021 RESULTS
-- Fed Ex Cup -- Alternative Fed Ex Cup
Rank Player Scores ** Bonus Money Rank Player Points Bonus Money
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1 Patrick Cantlay -21 $ 15,000,000 1 Jon Rahm (A) 8,063 $ 15,000,000
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Kevin Na (B) 6,816
2 Jon Rahm -20 $ 5,000,000 2 Patrick Cantlay (A) 5,702 $ 5,000,000
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Jon Rahm (B) 5,813
3 Kevin Na -16 $ 4,000,000 3 Kevin Na (A) 4,566 $ 4,000,000
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Patrick Cantlay (B) 5,702
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4 Justin Thomas -15 $ 3,000,000 4 Tony Finau 4,119 $ 3,000,000
T-5 Xander Schauffele -14 $ 2,200,000 5 Xander Schauffele 3,954 $ 2,500,000
T-5 Viktor Hovland -14 $ 2,200,000 6 Bryson DeChambeau 3,949 $ 1,900,000
7 Bryson DeChambeau -13 $ 1,300,000 7 Justin Thomas 3,771 $ 1,300,000
8 Dustin Johnson -11 $ 1,100,000 8 Cameron Smith 3,426 $ 1,100,000
T-9 Abraham Ancer -10 $ 890,000 9 Viktor Hovland 3,351 $ 950,000
T-9 Billy Horschel -10 $ 890,000 10 Abraham Ancer 3,002 $ 830,000
T-11 Daniel Berger -8 $ 705,000 11 Harris English 2,863 $ 750,000
T-11 Tony Finau -8 $ 705,000 12 Sam Burns 2,829 $ 705,000
T-11 Jason Kokrak -8 $ 705,000 13 Jordan Spieth 2,787 $ 660,000
T-14 Rory McIlroy -7 $ 583,750 14 Dustin Johnson 2,765 $ 620,000
T-14 Sergio Garcia -7 $ 583,750 15 Sungae Im 2,711 $ 595,000
T-14 Cameron Smith -7 $ 583,750 16 Collin Morikawa 2,708 $ 570,000
T-14 Louis Oosterhuizen -7 $ 583,750 17 Louis Oosthizen 2,635 $ 550,000
T-18 Harris English -6 $ 527,500 18 Jason Kokrak 2,607 $ 535,000
T-18 Sam Burns -6 $ 527,500 19 Rory McIlroy 2,598 $ 520,000
T-20 Sungae Im -4 $ 497,500 20 Daniel Berger 2,469 $ 505,000
T-20 Jordan Spieth -4 $ 497,500 21 Billy Horschel 2,447 $ 490,000
T-22 Eric van Rooyen -3 $ 466,666 + 22 Corey Conners 2,299 $ 478,000
T-22 Corey Connors -3 $ 466,666 + 23 Scottie Scheffler 2,223 $ 466,000
T-22 Scottie Scheffler -3 $ 466,666 + 24 Hideki Matsuyama 2,216 $ 456,000
25 Patrick Reed -2 $ 445,000 25 Sergio Garcia 2,200 $ 445,000
T-26 Hideki Matsuyama Par $ 425,000 26 Stewart Cink 2,191 $ 435,000
T-26 Stewart Cink Par $ 425,000 27 Joaquin Niemann 2,139 $ 425,000
T-26 Collin Morikawa Par $ 425,000 28 Eric van Rooyen 2,128 $ 415,000
29 Joaquin Niemann +4 $ 405,000 29 Patrick Reed 1,996 $ 405,000
30 Brooks Koepka WD $ 395,000 30 Brooks Koepka 1,793 $ 395,000
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